While now soccer matches receive criticism daily and it is easier to find complaints between fans, this episode was not precedent.
While sport, and especially the soccer If we talk about Argentina, it is a method of escapism for many people, who see the games and go to the court to distract themselves from routine and work, many times the difficulties of life cross the fans and translates into dark years for clubs as well. And that was lived in a Superclassic.
In 1989 There was an episode that, at present, where internal insults and criticisms are hidden, would be unthinkable: one of the superclassics played that year was so disappointing that, in the final minutes, Boca Juniors’ fans shouted “thieves” both her players and River Plate’s.
The scandal in La Bombonera: the two 0-0 that unleashed the fury of the Boca fans
The fact in question occurred at the end of July 1989 by the finals of the Classification Tournamentthat he was going to lead to who would face San Lorenzo to enter, together with the champion of the season, independent, to the Copa Libertadores of the following year. The Superclassic series would end on Thursday 27 with a River 2-1 triumphon Vélez court.
Superclassic Boca River.webp
However, this was a break, since the superclassic had previously been played twice and Both matches had ended 0-0first in the Monumental, on Wednesday 19, and then in La Bombonera, on Monday 24. The peculiar of the case was that until that moment that result was not common. In the superclassic history they had only registered Eight goalless draws. And suddenly they joined two consecutivein a few days. The disappointment was such that the fans talked about the “Death of Argentine football”.
In the final minutes, accumulated frustration resulted in shouts of “thieves” Aimed at both Boca and River players, a demonstration that evidenced the rejection of a show that distanced itself from the passion and expectation of a superclassic.
He reached this point of criticism, that the chronicle of the journalists of the magazine Solo Soccer was lapidary: after qualifying the game as “very bad”, they wrote “except in 1976, in a friendly summer in Mar del Plata, These journalists do not remember another River-Boca as bad as Wednesday at the Monumental”
A soul -free football in the middle of chaos: this was the country and the teams in 1989
The year 1989 was presented as a complex period for Argentina, in which both society and football They reflected uncertainty and the caution of a crisis context. In this environment, the teams were very affected by external pressure and the requirement of results, sometimes sacrificing the quality of the game for A Avoid controversies and errors that could aggravate popular discontent.
The style of play became defensive and coldwhich led to a notable reduction in the essence of football, turned into a simple process to reach sports goals. Demotivation on the pitch was reflected in the organization and the routine of the teams, which seemed to resign before a system that more than reward talent and delivery, punished risks and creativity.
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